DESIGN APPROACH The project aims to create strong links with the surrounding spaces. The site is a perfect place to realize a building where guests can relax, enjoy and take benefit from close contact with the surrounding nature. The proposed building is a big green dune between the town and the sea side. The shape of the building want to minimize its footprint and at the same time its design try to respect the presence of the trees located for the most part on the side close to the beach.

CONCEPT The relationship with the surrounding creates the sinuous lines that characterize the external and internal shapes of the building, both in plan and elevation. The project is divided into three main parts. The first part realized the connection with the town, on the est side of the site. On this side the elevation of the building is represented by the two entrances excavated into the back of the green dune. The main entrance can be reached by Robežu iela and Kalēju iela. Here are located the entrances to the parking area (at the basement of the building), and the big hall who contain the guest reception, the restaurant, the bar, offices, meeting rooms and the auditorium. In the second part of the building is located the guest accommodation zone, on the west side of the site, in front to the forest and to the sea. The family rooms and apartments occupy the ground floor and the first floor. At the second floor are located the standard rooms and the luxury rooms occupy the entire top floor. The internal circulation is made by suspended pathways that overlook the lobby area at the ground floor. The terraced facade creates visual links with the surrounding environment on the south-west side.

The third part of the building contains the pool areas, SPA and Wellness zone, who are directly connected with the others zones by internal and external connections. Here there is the second entrance to the building from the east side, arriving from Sūnu iela. The outdoor pool zone is placed in the south side of the building. Natural elements such as water and vegetation become the main elements of any interior decor. The sound and smell of these elements characterizes and differentiates each space and the natural or artificial lights are used to emphasize their presence. A long external covered promenade is located in the middle of the site, along the elevation of the building, on the west side, from north to south side of the area. It allows to connect from outside with each other the zones inside the building.

SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES Principles of sustainability must be intimate within the considerations of the project. The design of the building takes advantage of a correct exposure from the solar orientation to the south and west. At the same time protects itself against the cold winds coming from the north and east. For these reasons the north-east side of the building is realize by a big embankment with only two openings for the entrances. The south-west side of the building is characterized by a large glass facade in front of the forest and the beach. On this side the terraces of the guests rooms are greenhouses who protect the internal zones from external temperature during the different seasons. The materials used are natural ones like wood and stone, recycled and recyclable.